‘So, What Do You See?’ — Remembering Higalang Alex Baluyut
“You know,” he said, somewhere in the middle of our comfortable silence, “when we first met, you were just a kid in Davao who wanted to see everything.” I retorted: “And you were a legend who wouldn’t stay away from Mindanao.”
No repatriation yet for Pinoys in West Asia
Dozens of stranded Filipino tourists in Israel have sought assistance from the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv, but authorities admitted it may prove difficult at the moment due to closures of airspaces in the region.
US imperialism cannot tolerate a sovereign state that refuses subservience
Which government in West Asia is viewed by the US imperialist state as the principal bulwark against US-led western imperialism? The Islamic Republic of Iran. This is not a matter of opinion, but of geopolitical fact.
Mahihiwagang maleta nina Sara
The latest story churned out about the “distribution” of P805-billiion in cash to a cast of “grafters” and other people hated viscerally by Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte Carpio is, for all intents and purposes, an insult to the “noble” profession of truth fabrication.
Migrante demands evacuation plan as US starts another West Asia war
Migrante-Middle East said repatriated workers must be provided with substantial financial aid, livelihood assistance, and long-term reintegration support.
Iran and the Intellectual Mercenaries of Empire
This article advances four interconnected arguments as a counterpoint to those who insist, on moral grounds, that Iran must be condemned rather than defended.
US blamed for another war in West Asia
The International League of Peoples’ Struggles (ILPS) condemned the ongoing joint US-Israel airstrikes against Iran as “a blatant act of aggression.” ILPS-Philippines, a chapter of the global anti-imperialist coalition, said the coordinated action by the allies US and Israel gravely escalates tensions and pushes West Asia “toward a wider and more destructive war.” ILPS-Philippines spokesperson […]
Is Marcos Jr. different from Duterte in drug-related killings?
Marcos Jr.’s government promised a “bloodless” anti-drug campaign, with the president himself repeatedly speaking of taking a “slightly different” approach to focus on rehabilitation and pursuing high-profile targets.
HK OFWs protest contract verification fee hike
Filipino workers in Hong Kong (HK) are up in arms against a new fee increase to be imposed by the Philippine Consulate in the Chinese territory starting Sunday, March 1.
KARAPATAN: ICC to confirm charges vs Digong
“Throughout the proceedings, the prosecution carefully and powerfully described the pain carried for years by the families of EJK victims. They showed the systematic and widespread nature of the killings carried out during Duterte’s drug war, and they demonstrated how Duterte’s own public pronouncements and tirades point directly to his responsibility,” Duterte Panagutin-Europe said.